EDC 503 Context Statement Project-Team2
State and District Data Collection
Safe & Supportive Schools • Funding & Resources

Use the InfoWorks Live website at http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/ to collect the necessary data to describe your school district.

Safe and Supportive Schools
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/safe-and-supportive/definitions-and-background
Attendance

State
State target
Your district
Attendance Rate (Elementary Schools) 2011-12
95%
95%
94%
Attendance Rate (Middle Schools)2011-12
94%
90%
94%
Attendance Rate (High Schools) 2011-12
91%
90%
88%
Attendance Rate (All Schools) 2011-12
94%
90%
92%
Chronic Absenteeism 2011-12
17%
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23%
Four year graduation rate (2008-2009)



Percent graduated in 2012
77.1%

73.5%
Percent dropped out
11.9%

18.5%
Percent received GED
3.2%

2.6%
Percent still in school
7.8%

5.4%
Five year graduation rate (2007-2008)



Percent graduated in 2011
77.4%

81.1%
Percent graduated in 2012
3.4%

4.7%
Percent graduated in five years
80.8%

85.8%
Incidents of suspension (2011-2012)



Number of Incidents (Elementary Schools)
2916

163
Number of Incidents (Middle Schools)
13710

68
Number of Incidents (High Schools)
24845

177
Student indicators (2011-12)



Stability Index (Elementary Schools)
87%

82%
Mobility Index (Elementary Schools)
14%

20%
Stability Index (Middle Schools)
89%

87%
Mobility Index (Middle Schools)
12%

16%
Stability Index (High Schools)
89%

81%
Mobility Index (High Schools)
16%

21%

Funding and Resources
For definitions, go to http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/funding-and-resources/definitions-and-background

Property value per student
Per pupil expenditure
Median family income
Your district
$2,670,612.50
$ 20,217
$ 54,116
East Greenwich (for comparison)
$1,002,895.24
$14,086
$90,221
State Average


$15,262

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To find the state average funding per student, go here:
http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/UCOA/Updated-FY11-Equalized-Expenditures-Report-Less-ARRA-exp-Sorted-by-PPE.pdf


Summary Paragraph(s)
For each heading above, write a paragraph describing a key aspect of your district. Remember to begin with strong, insightful topic sentence, use quantitative evidence to support your thesis, and include comparisons when they are useful

District Summary